Day 114
My sister and I headed home to WI for the weekend;we (mom, my sis, and I) were throwing a big EVENT:
a baby shower for my sister-in-law!
First grandchild on either side.
Will be a spoiled little one.
Have you ever had a day...where everything goes wrong?
Not just one thing.
Everything??
Not just one thing.
Everything??
Today was that day.
No time to shower.
A 3-hour car ride turned into 4 hours,
then almost got hit when the car behind us fishtailed,
a massive headache,
an afternoon of decorating went well past midnight
We were frustrated.
Exhausted.
Claim? To not stress out.
I had to keep telling my sister, "It will all get done."
Of course I was also reminding myself!Lesson: a good mood can be a choice
Day 115
The big day!
Simple claim:
Do everything I can to help my sister not stress out
(I woke up at 7:10am to her stressed command that I needed to get up and start helping)
Somehow, having her well-being in mind helped me.
I found myself trying to serve and help her,
and it didn't leave time for me to think about me.
Lesson: make life easier for someone else
Sounds sweet, though. I hope it went well. She is so adorably pregnant!
ReplyDeleteAnother 'claim' for you that has really helped me is who's to do list am I doing? Mine, or God's. Because if it's God's, then what truly needs to get done will get done! This has helped me many times when stressing out...I pause and think, "Why am I doing this?" and that puts it in perspective. - Melissa
Good point. I need to remember that. I remember back in college, how whenever I put Him first He really did do something amazing with time. Somehow, my studying and homework got done faster--I memorized things more quickly, thoughts for papers came together so much easier.... I don't know what "life" can seem so important when "Life" is what's REALLy important! Thanks for the reminder Melissa!!
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